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This Is How We Do It: Two Thumbs Up at the Hong Kong International Film Festival | beyondasiaphilia
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The skinny on beyondasiaphilia. This Is How We Do It: Two Thumbs Up at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. April 20, 2015 at 4:45 am. Mullet and perm, Two Thumbs Up, 2015. Premiering at this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival and now in the midst of a successful theatrical run in Hong Kong,. Triumph In The Skies. Who has mostly been AWOL in the former Crown Colony as he’s been trolling the more lucrative waters of the mainland China film industry for the past few years. Cheap, low-budget...
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The skinny on beyondasiaphilia. Check The Rhime: International Southeast Asian Film Festival and China Now: Independent Visions. Kosal Khiev speechifying, Cambodian Son, 2014. San Francisco will see an abundance of riches this weekend in invigorating Asian and Asian American films. The inaugural International Southeast Asian Film Festival. A three-part series at the Victoria Theater, the Center for Asian American Media, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Program is Ai Weiwei’s feature length documentary.
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Together Again: Triumph In The Skies and the Rebranding of Francis Ng | beyondasiaphilia
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The skinny on beyondasiaphilia. Together Again: Triumph In The Skies and the Rebranding of Francis Ng. February 27, 2015 at 9:58 pm. Francis checks in, Triumph In The Skies, 2015. The day-and-date release in the U.S. of the movie version. Triumph In The Skies. More popularly known as. Represents a renaissance of sorts for my boy Francis Ng, who’s enjoying a resurgence of popularity after a bunch of down years. Although probably best known for his straight-up thuggin’ in classic HK gangster movies like.
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The Glamorous Life: Human Capital film review | beyondasiaphilia
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The skinny on beyondasiaphilia. The Glamorous Life: Human Capital film review. January 17, 2015 at 4:31 am. Longing in the dark, Human Capital, 2013. So there was a brief frisson of recognition amongst my film and art pals this morning to the video of Swedish director Ruben Östlund. Reacting to the news that his film. Social foibles, Human Capital, 2013. Another great movie that didn’t get nominated for the Oscar is. Moral center, Human Capital, 2013. A quick tip: this week is the start of the 13. Fill i...
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ann hui | beyondasiaphilia
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The skinny on beyondasiaphilia. Posts tagged ‘ann hui’. U Got The Look: CAAMfest 2013. Teen dream, 15, dir. Royston Tan, 2003. Jeremy being Jeremy, Linsanity, dir. Evan Jackson Leong, 2013. A solid film noir set in Manila and directed by Filipino American Ron Morales ( Santa Mesa. Hard times, When The Bough Breaks, dir. Ji Dan, 2012. When The Bough Breaks. Walker, Beautiful 2012, dir. Tsai Ming-Liang, 2012. Also of note in the fest: Debbie Lum’s sharp and observant documentary, Seeking Asian Female.
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Nothing Compares 2 U: 2015 CAAMfest | beyondasiaphilia
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The skinny on beyondasiaphilia. Nothing Compares 2 U: 2015 CAAMfest. March 10, 2015 at 4:00 am. Traces, Dot 2 Dot, 2014. Everyone’s favorite San Francisco-based Asian American arts festival, starts up this week and as usual it’s stuffed with films from Asian and Asian American directors, musical happenings, and food events. The festival spotlights veteran documentary filmmaker Arthur Dong, including a premiere of his new feature-length documentary. The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor,. As a teacher, ...
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Tiger By The Tail: The Taking of Tiger Mountain movie review | beyondasiaphilia
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The skinny on beyondasiaphilia. Tiger By The Tail: The Taking of Tiger Mountain movie review. January 3, 2015 at 8:16 am. Furry and fierce, Zhang Hanyu, The Taking of Tiger Mountain, 2015. Legendary director Tsui Hark has been a fixture on the Hong Kong cinema scene since the 1970s (except for a little hiccup in the 90s when he made a couple crappy Hollywood movies with Jean Claude Van Damme, but let’s not talk about that now). His string of significant cinema work started in 1979 with. Producer), and the.
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Love Hangover: Temporary Family and But Always movie reviews | beyondasiaphilia
https://beyondasiaphilia.com/2014/09/10/love-hangover-temporary-family-and-but-always-movie-reviews
The skinny on beyondasiaphilia. Love Hangover: Temporary Family and But Always movie reviews. September 10, 2014 at 8:49 pm. Obligatory condom joke, Temporary Family, 2014. A couple Chinese-language romantico films made their way into the U.S. market this week and one works while the other doesn’t. Hong Kong release. Uses the backdrop of the superheated HK real estate market to frame its romantic comedy, while PRC rom-dram. Hong Kong renaissance woman Cheuk Wan Chi (aka Goo-Bi GC aka Vincci aka G) directs.
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Triumph In The Skies: A Different Kind of Tension | beyondasiaphilia
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The skinny on beyondasiaphilia. Triumph In The Skies: A Different Kind of Tension. February 13, 2009 at 9:05 am. Francis Ng gazes soulfully, Triumph In The Skies, 2003. Fly me, Triumph In The Skies, 2003. Flora and Francis get friendly, Triumph In The Skies, 2003. Francis makes Myolie into a decent actor, Triumph In The Skies, 2003. At some point the series basically becomes. The Francis Ng Show. There is also an absolutely fabulous cameo by veteran HK actress Helen Law Lan, who was so great in. UPDATE: ...
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I Would Die 4 U: Black Coal, Thin Ice at the San Francisco International Film Festival | beyondasiaphilia
https://beyondasiaphilia.com/2015/04/28/i-would-die-4-u-black-coal-thin-ice-at-the-san-francisco-international-film-festival
The skinny on beyondasiaphilia. I Would Die 4 U: Black Coal, Thin Ice at the San Francisco International Film Festival. April 28, 2015 at 5:08 pm. Complicit, Black Coal, Thin Ice, 2014. Just got back into town and am diving into the thick of things at this year’s San Francisco International Film Festival. By Argentine director Lisandro Alonso and featuring Viggo in a role that’s tailor-made for him as a Danish military engineer caught up in unrest in 19. Viggo Mortensen, polyglot, Jauja, 2014. Which look...
